[ It seems like a simple school girl memory at first glance. Max enters what looks like a bathroom of a public area, likely a school due to the graffiti written over it such as "Rachel Amber is a bitch!" and "I hate Victoria Chase". She looks at the mirror above one of the sinks, a weird piece of graffiti drawn on it of a crown, glasses and moustache. She touches it, deep in thought about something. She then rinses her face before pulling out a polaroid photograph, looking at it for a few moments. ]
Fuck it!
[ She says as she rips it in two and throws it on the floor. As she does, a bright blue butterfly appears through a small open window, landing on a bucket at the side of the last cubicle out of view. Max follows it, pulling out her camera before taking a shot and smiling. The moment is interrupted by a clearly upset young man muttering to himself while Max is hidden from view. "Don't be scared... You own this school... If I wanted I could blow it up... You're the Boss..." he's saying as he's pacing round. A blue haired girl, dressed in a punk style walks in. She's blackmailing the boy for "hella cash" and things get heated when he pulls a gun out. There's a struggle as he fires it, seemingly unintentionally as the girl falls and Max comes out of hiding, her hand point up. ]
No!
[ And everything seems to go in slow motion then speeds up but BACKWARDS for a few seconds before the scene changes to Max sitting in her chair in class. She's looking very confused right now. As one of the girls in the class' phone rings Max is startled and her camera hits the floor, breaking. After a few moments she holds out her hand again and the camera reverses back into place, perfectly in tact on her desk.
She then takes a photo of herself, which catches the teachers attention on her. He asks her a question. ]
I need to use the bathroom.
[ It seems Max really wants to get to the bathroom, possibly related to earlier parts of the memory. It doesn't work as the teacher asks her to stay behind after class, then another student answers the question correctly while giving a smug retort to Max. Again everything goes backwards to when the teacher asked the question. Max then gives the correct answer, preventing herself from being kept behind in class. After class there's another few instances of this rewind to try and save as much time before Max is darting off through the hall and back into the bathroom. This time her actions are less natural and more like she's trying to imitate what happened earlier. The scene begins to unfold in the same way but before the girl is shot, Max manages to break the glass protecting the fire alarm button and presses it. This startles the boy and the girl kicks him before leaving and he follows.
As Max leaves the bathroom, a look of panic and disbelief on her face, the memory begins again with her now entering the bathroom. ]
PRETTY SIGHTS: CAFETERIA
[ This was an adventure in and of itself. The queue had indeed been long and Max's anxiety was high, but she managed to overcome it (due to being pretty hungry) and get some food. Laughing with and taking a photo of the jovial Hypello who was more than happy to pose for her, much to the disgruntlement of people behind her. ]
S-sorry!
[ She said as she rushed the iMog onto her tray and quickly moved away for others. Almost stumbling over and losing the lot and breaking it. That would be just like Max. She was fortunate this time. Looking for a seat and spotting a lone seat surrounded by quite a few others. ]
Is this seat taken?
[ Whether she gets this seat or has to find another, when Max is sat and eating, she's scrolling through her iMog slate at some of her photos. Smiling as she does so. ]
PRETTY SIGHTS: GARDENS
[ Max was drawn to the garden's particularly the butterfly section. She really wanted to find one similar to the blue butterfly she'd taken a photo of back home. Some small comfort perhaps? Still, these butterflies were very different to ones she'd seen back home. ]
Oh wow.
[ She gets a little distracted at a pair dancing around each other, as they leave a sparkly sort of trail that twists in time with their dancing. It's really quite beautiful. She takes the shot. ]
HOUSING
[ Max has qcquired some essentials from the donation supply. Brush, toothpaste and toothbrush, a few towels, a blanket. It was quite a lot to carry at once and she drops the brush on the floor, then when going to pick it up drops the toothbrush which goes on for a few seconds until she manages to get everything back in her hands again with a heavy sigh. Now she just needed to find where she'd be living. ]
Max Caulfield | Life is Strange | OTA